MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Gallactic Alliance - Translight! (2009)
Doug Farren
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A human scientist invents a new branch of mathematics, "continuum calculus", as the basis for a stardrive. At one point, he compares his mathematical constructions with those of an alien species who have developed their own continuum calculus.

I have not read this book; I only virtually flipped through the pages of an electronic version so as to get the general idea. It seems to me that this book is self-published and has not sold many copies, but the Kindle version had wide readership (apparently because it had a good pricepoint) and generated mixed reviews.

If you have read this book, please help me and the other visitors of this site out by telling us what you thought of it. Was it well written? How interesting is the fictional mathematics? Is it worth the money? Does the mathematical component continue in the sequels?

Thanks to Gary Miller for bringing this book to my attention.

More information about this work can be found at www.amazon.com.
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According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
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  3. Distances by Vandana Singh
  4. Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury
  5. Eifelheim by Michael Flynn
  6. The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
  7. Context by John Meaney
  8. The God Patent by Ransom Stephens
  9. Incandescence by Greg Egan
  10. The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Categories:
GenreScience Fiction,
MotifAliens, Math as Beautiful/Exciting/Useful,
TopicAnalysis/Calculus/Differential, Fictional Mathematics,
MediumNovels,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)